Professional Reviews For This Wine

Burghound | Rating: 88-91

(from two very large parcels of vines totaling over 3 ha) Among the Leflaive 1ers, my usual preference is either for the Combettes or the Folatières but not in 2003 as the Pucelles is a really lovely and understated effort of sublime quality. A ripe but ultra pure nose of white flower and honeysuckle aromas leads to seductively textured, dense and sweet flavors that offer excellent detail and a somewhat reserved, beautifully long finish. This is the best of these 1ers and it too should benefit from a few years in bottle.

Drink Dates:
2008+
Issue: Issue 19
Burghound Selection Outstanding

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International Wine Cellar | Rating: 90

($175) Palish yellow color. Reticent aromas of orange oil and vanillin oak. Quite dry and reserved, with a fine-grained texture and notes of peach and flowers. This vineyard produces wine with delicate aromas and is always among the most affected by the bottling, notes Morey.

A full-bore, opulent white, with vanilla pastry, apple tart, spice and citrus notes mingling in the creamy texture. There's a fresh quality here, along with intensity and length. It's a tad hot at this stage, but well-balanced for 2003.

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About This Producer

"If the blessed slopes of the Cote d'Or are home to the ultimate expression of Chardonnay, then Anne-Claude Leflaive could be regarded as the magician, some might use the word "shaman", who can conjure wine like no other from this propitious terroir." - Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate